[FiiO Willson]

Interesting, do you guys have any plans for portable CD players? That is as "retro" I'm willing to go back, heck I'm still using two Sony CD walkman.

I was still using a Sony cassette walkman in 2006/7 until it crapped out, as nostalgic as cassettes are they don't last long.

Please wait~~
Good things always come later~~

 

[FiiO Willson]

Seems there are still in production some of them.
Not sure how good they are.
Like - NTE1833 - Dolby B-Type Noise Reduction System IC.
Just google for them - still available on a lot of components providers.

I'll confirm to see if it's still in mass production and his detailed specs

Thank you very much, and feel free to keep recommending any better ones!

 

[goody]

i like this instant buy for me

 

[cliffjnr]

here is my cassette setup.

 

[XTF1]

I'll confirm to see if it's still in mass production and his detailed specs

Thank you very much, and feel free to keep recommending any better ones!

Sony CXA1551M, CXA1552M-P, CXA1553M-P ??? No idea if they are in still production !!!
Also, it looks like Dolby-B & C can be emulated in DSP: would require a DSP with ADC (relatively common) with the great benefit of enabling a USB-C digital-out option to “rip” your old cassettes…
See:
http://educypedia.karadimov.info/library/212_Dolby_B,_C_and_S_Noise_Reduction_Systems.pdf

“Dolby” disabled = pure analog
“Dolby” enabled = analog > digital > analog + USB-C digital out

 

[John Massaria]

I don't think we need a pencil for this one,
you can operate it with the push of a button,

and so far the tests he's been doing have been very stable, and it doesn't wrap the tape around the film.

what OPAS are being used? and what mechanism for the tape playback? thank you!

 

[L0rdGwyn]

I have two portables an Aiwa HS-PC202.



And a very rare one - a Sony WM-WE01 20th Anniversary. Both sound very good with the new ZMF Bokeh will be fun to see what FiiO cooks up!

 

[FiiO Willson]

Sony CXA1551M, CXA1552M-P, CXA1553M-P ??? No idea if they are in still production !!!
Also, it looks like Dolby-B & C can be emulated in DSP: would require a DSP with ADC (relatively common) with the great benefit of enabling a USB-C digital-out option to “rip” your old cassettes…
See:
http://educypedia.karadimov.info/library/212_Dolby_B,_C_and_S_Noise_Reduction_Systems.pdf

“Dolby” disabled = pure analog
“Dolby” enabled = analog > digital > analog + USB-C digital out

We do not want to use ADC.
It's not the real analogy Music

 

[cliffjnr]

I have two portables an Aiwa HS-PC202.



And a very rare one - a Sony WM-WE01 20th Anniversary. Both sound very good with the new ZMF Bokeh will be fun to see what FiiO cooks up!

nice. i have a few Walkmans but my favourite might be this wm-60. i bought a few took them apart and got one all nice. has some canny features like two 3.5mm outputs, equaliser and all metal insides and flywheels

 

[L0rdGwyn]

nice. i have a few Walkmans but my favourite might be this wm-60. i bought a few took them apart and got one all nice. has some canny features like two 3.5mm outputs, equaliser and all metal insides and flywheels

Built in equalizer is very cool!

 

[Ynot1]

Please add ability to rip to micro SD card. A quality one does not exist on the market. Tape will wear out if not digitized.

 

[thelastkingofnothing]

As many of you know we are going to make cassette player, we are now trying our best to work out the production issues. We plan to release our CP13 before Feb, 2024. Considering that some people don't have tapes, we'll be giving away a copyrighted, original tape in countries that are allowed to give away tapes at sales events! Any idea about what you need for a cassette player, pls feel free to let us know. Let's revel in the timeless tunes, experience the soulful melodies.

 

[thelastkingofnothing]

Would prefer it to be powered by x2 AA batteries.
And a mechanism with quality good parts in it.
Assembled with screws so the rubber bands can be changed.

 

[jamato8]

Would prefer it to be powered by x2 AA batteries.
And a mechanism with quality good parts in it.
Assembled with screws so the rubber bands can be changed.

Or make it easy to change the battery, which isn't hard to do.

 

[qafro]

Please I'm more interested in Reel to Reel such as Nagra, Are there plans in future?